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Langgaard: Symphony No. 1 "Cliffside Pastorals" / Oramo, Berlin Philharmonic
Dacapo Classical

Langgaard: Symphony No. 1 "Cliffside Pastorals" / Oramo, Berlin Philharmonic

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Details

Composer
Rued Langgaard
Artist
Berliner Philharmoniker
Format
SACD
Label
Dacapo Classical
Released
Nov 04, 2022
Catalog #
6220644
UPC
747313164462

About

Despite being eccentric and at odds with his fellow human beings for most of his life, Danish composer Rued Langgaard was convinced that his time would come – and so it did. In Langgaard’s Symphony No. 1, we find its teenage composer celebrating his love of beauty and harmony in the most hedonistic terms. With this recording the symphony sees it return home, performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, the first orchestra that understood what a masterpiece perhaps the greatest talent that had ever been seen in Danish music had created.

REVIEWS:

Unjustly misunderstood, and at times even ridiculed or dismissed as an eccentric kook by critics of his day, Danish organist and composer Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) deserves to be ranked alongside Wagner, Richard Strauss, Bruckner, Mahler and the like.

Brilliantly orchestrated for large orchestra, with motivic and thematic development on par with the music of Gustav Mahler [the First Symphony's] final movement alone is a revelry of ideas brought together to great effect. Seriously, if the five or so minutes near the end don't capture your full attention, and the final minute doesn't leave you slack-jawed in amazement, maybe you should check your pulse. In this live recording of the world premiere recording of the 2010 critical edition by Bendt Viinholt Nielsen, conductor Sakari Oramo and the members of the Berlin Philharmonic certainly seem to be having the time of their lives.

-- Classical Music Sentinel

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 I. Braendinger og Solglimt (Surf and Glimpses of Sun): Maestoso 20:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Braendinger og Solglimt (Surf and Glimpses of Sun): Maestoso
    Duration
    20:01
    Composer
    Rued Langgaard
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  2. 2 II. Fjeldblomster (Mountain Flowers): Lento 10:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fjeldblomster (Mountain Flowers): Lento
    Duration
    10:14
    Composer
    Rued Langgaard
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  3. 3 III. Sagn (Legend): Lento 05:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Sagn (Legend): Lento
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Rued Langgaard
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  4. 4 IV. Opad Fjeldet (Mountain Ascent): Marcato - Andante e con espressione - Tempo I 04:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Opad Fjeldet (Mountain Ascent): Marcato - Andante e con espressione - Tempo I
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Rued Langgaard
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  5. 5 V. Livsmod (Courage): Maestoso allargando 15:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Livsmod (Courage): Maestoso allargando
    Duration
    15:22
    Composer
    Rued Langgaard
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo